Rosemary Mitchell

Rosemary Ann Mitchell (9 June 1967 – 20 September 2021) was a British historian. A Victorianist, she was Professor of Victorian Studies at Leeds Trinity University and, following retirement from this role, an ordained Anglican deacon.

Early life Mitchell was born in Poole, Dorset, on 9 June 1967, the only child of Leslie Mitchell (the founder of the Jamboree on the Air) and his wife Eileen (née Hawkins). She was educated at Brigidine School, Windsor and then at Padworth College. She was also the director of the Leeds Victorian Studies Centre. She was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Victorian Culture.

Personal life Mitchell died in 2021, aged 54, from cancer.